كيف تنطق "come out of the woodwork"

expression

KUHM owt uhv THUH WOOD-wurk

KUM owt ov THUH WOOD-wurk

التعريف

This expression means to suddenly appear or become noticeable, especially in large numbers, often in a surprising or unwanted way.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkəm/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwʊdˌwɝk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌm/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈʊdwɜːk

أمريكي

KUHM owt uhv THUH WOOD-wurk

بريطاني

KUM owt ov THUH WOOD-wurk

After John won the lottery, old friends came out of the woodwork asking for money.

As soon as the free food was announced, people came out of the woodwork.

When tickets were cheap, fans came out of the woodwork to buy them.

Whenever there's gossip about the company, rumors come out of the woodwork.